In Bangor, Maine, Democratic Party officials selected former Senate president Troy Jackson as their nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Senator Susan Collins.
Jackson secured the nomination in a decisive convention vote after a strong showing at the recent delegate selection process across the state’s 16 counties.
His main competitors withdrew, leaving a single remaining candidate; Jackson defeated Saundra Pelletier, a pharmaceutical CEO, by a margin of 566 to 5.
The race pits Collins, the only GOP incumbent in Maine, against Jackson in a contest that could influence the balance of power in the Senate.
Jackson, a fifth‑generation logger from northern Maine who switched parties two decades ago, called for unity and the building of a robust working‑class movement during his speech.
While the campaign has raised over
